Man stabbed during fight after car accident in Oxnard

A 31-year-old man was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of stabbing another man during a confrontation that followed a minor traffic accident, police said.

The stabbing occurred about 7:45 p.m. in the 1400 block of South D Street in Oxnard. The victim and witnesses told authorities that the suspect, Alejandro Sernas, was driving a sport utility vehicle when he crashed into a parked car, Oxnard police said.

The 38-year-old victim was sitting in the parked car at the time. Police did not identify him or release Sernas' city of residence.

While Sernas and the victim confronted each other, relatives of the victim and a passenger in Sernas' car had an altercation in the middle of the street. The victim's relatives had come from a nearby residence, Oxnard Police Detective Alex Arnett said.

Police said Sernas went back to his vehicle saying he was going to get a gun, and he returned with a large knife. Sernas tried to stab one of the victim's relatives, then stabbed the victim in the groin when he intervened, police said. Sernas also cut the victim's face before getting back into his SUV and fleeing the area, police said.

The victim was treated at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard. His injuries did not appear life-threatening, Arnett said.

Sernas later returned to the scene in the SUV and was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held Friday in Ventura County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.